David Balfour
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David Balfour is the young Scottish protagonist of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "Kidnapped," whose coming-of-age journey involves adventure, betrayal, and a struggle for justice in 18th-century Scotland.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Kidnapped
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radio adaptations of Kidnapped ⓘ television adaptations of Kidnapped ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Catriona
NERFINISHED
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Kidnapped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Essendean NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Shaws NERFINISHED ⓘ the Highlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkFirstAppearance | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDevelopmentArc | naive youth to mature, self-reliant adult ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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honest ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyNameInFiction | Balfour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | orphan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Kidnapped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Kidnapped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
adventure novel
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historical novel ⓘ |
| givenNameInFiction | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInFictionalEvent | Appin Murder aftermath ⓘ |
| isKidnappedBy | Captain Hoseason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
coming-of-age hero
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first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationalLiteraryTradition | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
betrayal
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coming of age ⓘ justice ⓘ |
| politicalContextOfStory | Jacobite-Whig tensions in Scotland ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSequelWorkAppearance | 1893 ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWorkFirstAppearance | 1886 ⓘ |
| relationshipToEbenezerBalfour | nephew GENERATED ⓘ |
| relative | Ebenezer Balfour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelWorkAppearance | Catriona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesFor |
inheritance
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justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| titleOfWorkFirstAppearance | Kidnapped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Alan Breck Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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